Hello friends, and to be honest, long time no see. I haven't written a post since September, which honestly isn't all that surprising. I am in the middle of my first year as a teacher, and although most days I would say I am doing well, it doesn't leave me with a lot of extra mental, physical, or emotional energy. For some reason though, today I really felt the urge to write a blog post. So here I am, coming to share with you my 2018 in review - the good, the amazing, and the bad.
I don't know if this is a post many will want to read, but it's one I want to write. There will be pictures, gratitude, and a whole lot of honesty.
Student Teaching in Germany
I started 2018 in a new country,

Hello friends! Today I am introducing a new (hopefully) series all about life post college graduation. As you have probably noticed, my content on the blog has started to reflect the fact that I am no longer a college student. While I still have some college content to discuss, I want this blog to reflect myself and where I am.
Today I wanted the first post in this series to be about finding a social life in your new job and getting involved in general. But please let me be honest - I am still working on this! I've only been at my job for a month, and while I am starting to feel more involved, I know I still have a way to go. I wanted to share what I have been doing so far, and how you

Hello! It's August, and that means that those long days of summer are coming to an end. For students, parents, and teachers alike, the back to school season is in full swing. For me, I have been in my classroom preparing for my students to come next week. In the past few weeks, I have been working hard to get myself ready, physically and mentally, for this coming school year.
Today I am sharing how I am getting ready for the school year this year. I'll be talking about books I've been reading, what I've been buying, and what I've been focusing my time on! Later in the post I'll also be talking about how I'm getting my appearance ready for the school year thanks to a partnership with Smile

When I found out I was going to be studying abroad last year, I knew one of the places I HAD to go was Paris. Although I had a layover at the Paris airport and saw the Eiffel tower from a great distance, I didn't really think that counted. Paris is one of the most famous cities in the world - and only 3 hours from the military base I was living on in Germany. Since I was there student teaching, not just to travel, most of my traveling was limited to weekends. We used one of our 3 days weekends, MLK day to be exact, to visit Paris.
Although I would have loved to have more time in Paris, we were able to hit the major sites and even visit the palace of Versailles! Today I am going to share

"So, what questions do you have for us?"
If you have ever had a professional interview, you have likely been asked this question. I think it is a really easy way for people to get tripped up, and the questions you ask leave a lasting impression about who you are. Whether you are going to be a teacher or you're in another profession, you can get ideas from this post! Make sure you head in with your list of teacher interview questions.
Now that I have accepted a teaching position and I have gone through several teaching interviews, I wanted to share my knowledge with you! I plan to write a full post later all about landing and preparing for your teacher interview, but today I just want to

Hello! Today I wanted to share another post in my adulting hack series, where I try different tools, services, and various other things and figure out whether or not it can help you adult! For the first post in the series, I tried out a meal subscription box (find the post here). In this post, I'll be talking about habit trackers. Whether through bullet journaling or specific products, a lot of people like to keep track of certain things in their life. I specifically tried two types of habit trackers, the Be the Best You notebooks from classtracker.com, and tracking certain habits in a bullet journal!
*I was sent a free pack of Be the Best You notebooks from classtracker to review. All